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"I've been packing wash bags, pyjamas and we'll all go there of a school night to have a bath and a wash. We can't live like this.

"The rats absolutely stink. We've had the rat man out countless times putting bait and poison down and he's adamant there's no holes around the perimeter for them to come in from but they just keep appearing and, the worst thing is, they're not even scared of you and just look straight at you.

One of the holes gnawed in by the rats (Image: BPM Media)

"Of a night you can hear them scurrying around the house, squeeling.

"I've shut up and put up for too long. It's not a living. I've usually let bygones be bygones but not now.

"My baby's room is full of damp, the walls are growing mushrooms and we've had maggots falling through the air vents. The bathroom is constantly full of flies.